Chief of Staff

CreatorIQ; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days vacation

Floating holidays

Wellness benefits

Paid parental leave

Work from home stipend

401(k) plan

Job summary

CreatorIQ is seeking a Chief of Staff for the Office of the CEO to act as the execution backbone as we evolve into CreatorIQ OS, an AI-native operating system for the creator economy. You will connect strategy to execution across product, engineering, data, and go-to-market while partnering with the CEO on board, M&A, and strategic matters.

This full-time role has no direct reports and drives outcomes through enterprise influence, partnering with senior leadership to advance strategic priorities

Qualifications

• Proven operator credibility driving complex cross-functional execution in a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Deep go-to-market and revenue operations fluency, including revenue organization design, pipeline governance, retention, and how commercial performance connects to broader business outcomes.
• Executive presence and judgment to operate alongside senior leadership, engage credibly with the board, challenge assumptions, facilitate decisions, and drive alignment.
• Strong platform and product orientation, with the ability to partner credibly with Product, Engineering, and Data leaders and understand platform strategy, data infrastructure, AI-native product evolution, and SaaS pricing and packaging.
• Strategic judgment to balance speed with rigor and contribute meaningfully to M&A, organizational design, and strategic planning.
• Ability to create clarity in ambiguity, establish operating discipline, resolve friction, and hold teams accountable while building trust.
• Sponsors and prioritizes responsible AI adoption, secures needed support and resources, and ensures AI initiatives deliver business value while following governance standards.
• Ability to travel as needed for board, M&A, strategic planning, and other high-priority company matters.

Responsibilities

• Design and run CreatorIQ’s operating cadence, including Executive Leadership Team meetings, quarterly objectives, strategic initiative reviews, decision hygiene, accountability, and cross-functional escalation.
• Integrate and drive enterprise initiatives across Product, Engineering, Data, Sales, Customer Success, Strategic Services, and Marketing, ensuring priorities reach delivery.
• Increase execution throughput and reliability through milestone tracking, weekly reviews, prioritization, clear kill-or-commit decisions, and delivery accountability that reduce cycle time and improve predictability.
• Partner with the CEO and CFO on resource allocation, headcount prioritization, cross-functional capacity, initiative portfolio choices, and organizational adjustments that support strategic priorities.
• Own the operating narrative, analysis, and materials for board meetings, and present alongside the CEO on execution performance, operational progress, and strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a core member of the M&A team, coordinating diligence, integration planning, and post-close cross-functional execution.
• Co-own annual and long-range planning with the CEO and CFO, and advise the CEO on go-to-market strategy, commercial model evolution, retention, and pricing and packaging.
• Strengthen organizational clarity by clarifying ownership, resolving cross-functional friction, reinforcing accountability, communicating priorities, and representing the Office of the CEO credibly in internal and external forums.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Executive presence

Go-to-market fluency

Product and data orientation

Strategic planning

AI governance

Travel flexibility

Decision making

Job description

CreatorIQ is the operating system for creator-led growth trusted by more than 1,300 global brands and agencies.

We’re on a mission to make businesses more human, and humans more impactful. We operate by our values — be intentional, pursue excellence every day, embrace the journey together, and be a good human — every day. CreatorIQ has earned the title of best companies to work for in multiple programs, including BuiltIn LA and NY. It’s been named a Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for four years, was named a leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Influencer Marketing Platforms for Large Enterprises in 2025, was named a Leader by The Forrester New Wave™: Influencer Marketing Solutions, and has been consistently recognized by G2 as a Leader, and is rated 5 stars on Influencer MarketingHub. We operate in a flexible work model that combines both in-person and remote work to boost collaboration, enhance innovation, and adapt to individual work styles.

We're seeking passionate, innovative minds to join our journey. Be a part of our dynamic team and let's transform the industry together!

Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO

As Chief of Staff, Office of the CEO, you will serve as the execution backbone for CreatorIQ as we evolve into CreatorIQ OS, an AI-native operating system for the creator economy. Reporting to the CEO and serving on the Executive Leadership Team, you will connect strategy to execution across product, engineering, data, and go-to-market while partnering with the CEO on board, M&A, and strategic matters. This full-time role has no direct reports and drives outcomes through enterprise influence.

In this role, you’ll get to:

• Design and run CreatorIQ’s operating cadence, including Executive Leadership Team meetings, quarterly objectives, strategic initiative reviews, decision hygiene, accountability, and cross-functional escalation.
• Integrate and drive enterprise initiatives across Product, Engineering, Data, Sales, Customer Success, Strategic Services, and Marketing, ensuring priorities reach delivery.
• Increase execution throughput and reliability through milestone tracking, weekly reviews, prioritization, clear kill-or-commit decisions, and delivery accountability that reduce cycle time and improve predictability.
• Partner with the CEO and CFO on resource allocation, headcount prioritization, cross-functional capacity, initiative portfolio choices, and organizational adjustments that support strategic priorities.
• Own the operating narrative, analysis, and materials for board meetings, and present alongside the CEO on execution performance, operational progress, and strategic initiatives.
• Serve as a core member of the M&A team, coordinating diligence, integration planning, and post-close cross-functional execution.
• Co-own annual and long-range planning with the CEO and CFO, and advise the CEO on go-to-market strategy, commercial model evolution, retention, and pricing and packaging.
• Strengthen organizational clarity by clarifying ownership, resolving cross-functional friction, reinforcing accountability, communicating priorities, and representing the Office of the CEO credibly in internal and external forums.

Who you are and what you’ll need for this position:

• Proven operator credibility driving complex cross-functional execution in a high-growth SaaS environment and turning strategic priorities into delivered outcomes.
• Deep go-to-market and revenue operations fluency, including revenue organization design, pipeline governance, retention, and how commercial performance connects to broader business outcomes.
• Executive presence and judgment to operate alongside senior leadership, engage credibly with the board, challenge assumptions, facilitate decisions, and drive alignment.
• Strong platform and product orientation, with the ability to partner credibly with Product, Engineering, and Data leaders and understand platform strategy, data infrastructure, AI-native product evolution, and SaaS pricing and packaging.
• Strategic judgment to balance speed with rigor and contribute meaningfully to M&A, organizational design, and strategic planning.
• Ability to create clarity in ambiguity, establish operating discipline, resolve friction, and hold teams accountable while building trust.
• Sponsors and prioritizes responsible AI adoption, secures needed support and resources, and ensures AI initiatives deliver business value while following governance standards.
• Ability to travel as needed for board, M&A, strategic planning, and other high-priority company matters.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Have 50% of the criteria? Excited about this opportunity? Passionate about what we do at CreatorIQ? CreatorIQ is a place where everyone can grow.

What you will get from us:

• People: Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
• Guidance: Utilize our learning platform to fully get the training and tools you'll need to become successful here from your first day with us.
• Work/life harmony: 15 days of vacation, floating and company holidays, wellness benefits, and paid parental leave.
• Whole Health Package: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, plus additional wellness benefits.
• Planning for the future: A 401(k) plan to help you plan ahead.
• Work from home stipend: To assist you in setting up a home office that works for you.

Who we are:

CreatorIQ is the operating system for creator-led growth, helping global brands and agencies transform creator marketing into an intelligence-driven growth engine. Powered by the Creator Graph™, which processes more than 250 million social posts daily across more than 15 million creators worldwide, CreatorIQ unifies fragmented platform data into a centralized intelligence layer and system of record for creator relationships, performance, governance, and commerce. More than 1,300 organizations—including Dentsu, Delta Air Lines, Google, Beiersdorf, Nestlé, and Wella—rely on CreatorIQ as the infrastructure to run and scale their creator programs globally. CreatorIQ is a global company headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Austin, New York, San Francisco, London, Manila, and Warsaw. Learn more at www.creatoriq.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

At CreatorIQ, we believe that diversity is the key to unlocking our full potential. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and empowering work environment where everyone can thrive, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes us unique. By embracing our core values of being intentional, pursuing excellence every day, embracing the journey together, being a good human, and staying focused on what’s important, we create an atmosphere that promotes collaboration and growth. Join us to celebrate differences, innovate together, and be a part of a business that is disrupting the marketing industry.

Compensation, benefits, and beyond:

We understand that a comprehensive benefits package plays a significant role in your overall compensation. To gain more insight into the various components of our total compensation, we invite you to review our benefits and perks.

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